Steve Karlin

NewsChannel 8 Anchor-Reporter

Steve Karlin anchors KCCI 8 News This Morning from 4:30 a.m. to 7 a.m. each weekday morning. A lifelong Iowan, he joined the KCCI team in 1989.

Steve has won many awards for his anchoring and reporting from the Associated Press and the Iowa Broadcast News Association. Steve received a National Edward R. Murrow Award for best feature story in 2007, three regional Murrow Awards for feature reporting and three regional Emmys for best newscast anchoring.

His popular Karlin Covers Central Iowa feature segment was born in 1997. Since then, the majority of Steve's time as a reporter has been spent telling the stories of interesting central Iowans and the interesting things they do.

Steve said after years of doing nothing but hard news, it's refreshing to meet people with so much passion for their jobs and hobbies.

Karlin Covers Central Iowa has rekindled Steve's own passion for journalism and he said it has brought him closer to the viewers KCCI serves.

Steve is a graduate of Iowa State University, but he grew up in Iowa City. He said you can take the boy out of Hawkeyeland -- but you can't take the Hawkeye out of the boy. He is a huge Iowa fan and is never happier than when he's in his seat at Kinnick Stadium watching his Hawks on football Saturdays.

Steve lives in Des Moines with his wife, Lynn, his two children and two dogs. He enjoys playing with his kids, exercising, reading books about history, keeping up with the boys on the NASCAR Nextel Cup circuit and dreaming about playing more golf.

Steve said he loves his job and can't imagine doing anything else. He hopes his commitment to Iowa shows everytime you welcome him into your living room.